NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

● This just in: America’s foremost scholar on the intersection of racism and family policing (and a member of the NCCPR Board of Directors) Prof. Dorothy Roberts has received a MacArthur Fellowship -- the awards that are commonly known as “genius grants.” From the New York Times story : Another fellow, Dorothy Roberts, a legal scholar and public policy researcher focused on racial inequities in social services, said she appreciated receiving the fellowship after spending decades writing about to

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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 1, 2024

An analogy to potty training can show children and their caregivers that emotions can also be felt in the body, and addressing these emotions early on can help with early management to lessen the risk of a crisis.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. A 10% drop in the police’s use of powers to remove people to a place of safety has been linked to a policy restricting forces’ response to mental health incidents. There were 31,213 detentions under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales in the year to 31 March 2024, down from 34,685 in 2022-23, according to Home Office data from 43 of the 44 police force

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Jennifer Berton, PhD, LICSW, CADC-II Friday, Dec 6, 2024 – In-person 9:30 am – 4 pm 5 CECs Registration Fee: $125 UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors receive a 10% discount Classroom location, driving directions and parking details will be included in your email confirmation The 5th edition of the DSM brings with it some of the most significant changes between editions.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Family of Laura Winham, who was mentally unwell and lived in social housing, raised concerns two months before her remains were found The family of a vulnerable woman whose dead body lay in her social housing flat unnoticed for more than three years had raised concerns about her welfare two months before she was discovered, an inquest has heard. Laura Winham’s remains were found by her brother in her flat in Woking, Surrey, in May 2021, after the family asked police to break in.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Jennifer Berton, PhD, LICSW, CADC-II Friday, Dec 20, 2024 – In-person 9:30 am – 4 pm 5 CECs Registration Fee: $125 UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors receive a 10% discount Classroom location, directions and parking details will be included in your email confirmation What questions do you ask your clients that get at the information you need?

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